Abstract
Cable-stayed bridges are commonly used in modern bridge engineering for covering long spans. In some special cases, the designer is obliged to build such a bridge over an existing fault. Activation of this fault is possible to bring about a relative displacement or separation movement between two neighboring pylons of the bridge built on opposite sides of the fault. In this work, the effect of such a fault-induced pylon displacement on bridge`s deformations and on cables` strength is thoroughly studied for several types of cable-stayed bridges and useful conclusions are drawn aiming the design. The influence of a possible earthquake and traffic loads crossing the bridge when the pylons are moving away from each other is not examined.
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